Folio from a Qur'an

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1313
  • Geography

    Egypt
  • Material

    Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 34.3 x 25.9 cm (13 1/2 x 10 3/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1938.15
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1938.15

Object Details

  • Calligrapher

    Shadhi ibn Muhammad ibn Ayyub
  • Description

    Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Sajdah (the Prostration) 32:1-9 and part of 10, one column, 10 lines of text; verso: sura 32: 10-20 and a few phrases of 21, one column, 11 lines of text; Arabic in gold naskhi script outlined in black; heading in gold floriated kufic script on a blue ground; illuminated verse markers; marginal medallions; vocalized in gold and blue; one of a group of 2 folios.
  • Provenance

    To 1938
    Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944), New York. [1]
    From 1938
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York. [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
    Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
    From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)
    Art of the Mamluks (May 14, 1981 to May 25, 1982)
    Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944)
  • Origin

    Egypt
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Manuscript
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